Train, railroad tracks and view of country
Date: 1954-10-13
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Train tracks (rfs)
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33686/
Train, railroad tracks and view of country
Date: 1954-10-13
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Train tracks (rfs)
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33688/
Man Standing in Field, c. 1902
Date: c. 1902
Creator: unknown
Description: Unidentified member of the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew. The crew worked and ten-mile stretch of track between Dallas and Fort Worth in 1902. Two of the crew members remained behind and founded the town of Irving in 1903.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3361/
Railroad Survey Crew Members in Gazebo, c. 1902
Date: c. 1902
Creator: unknown
Description: Members of the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew that surveyed a ten-mile section of track between Dallas and Fort Worth, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and south Texas before arriving in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Two of the crew members remained behind and founded the town of Irving along the tracks between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3367/
Train, Railroad tracks and view of country
Date: 1954-10-13
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Train tracks w/train approaching (rfs)
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33689/
Railroad Survey Crew Pausing to Eat, c. 1902
Date: c. 1902
Creator: unknown
Description: Members of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew pause to eat, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. They surveyed a ten-mile stretch of track between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas in 1902. Two crew members remained behind and founded the town of Irving along the tracks in 1903.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3364/
Train, railroad tracks and view of country
Date: 1954-10-13
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Train passing by (rfs)
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33687/
Railroad Survey Crew Member Holding a Dog, c. 1902
Date: c. 1902
Creator: unknown
Description: A member of the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf survey crew plays with the crew's pet dog, c. 1902. The crew surveyed a ten-mile stretch of line between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two crew members stayed behind and founded the town of Irving along the tracks in 1903.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3366/
Railroad Survey Crew Poses for a Photo, c. 1902
Date: c. 1902
Creator: unknown
Description: Members of the Chicago Rock Island survey crew posing with surveying instruments in front of a tent, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two of the crew members remained in the area and founded the town of Irving along the tracks in 1903.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3363/
Leatherwood Bluff, Eureka Springs, Ark.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Color postcard depicting a railroad track running next to a river through a valley in Eureka Bluff, Arkansas. Autumn trees line the far bank of the river. The postcard is signed J.N. Bailey and is addressed to Miss Rosa Basano, Paris, Tex., c/o Audr ofs P&G RR Co. It is postmarked Eureka Springs, Ark. on July 26.
Holding Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35853/